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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

109 Approves Air Conditioning for Schools

Deerfield Public Schools District 109 Board of Education also formally approves contract of new superintendent.

An approximate $15 million proposal to air condition all six schools in Deerfield Public Schools District 109 was unanimously approved Monday by the Board of Education at its regularly scheduled meeting. In other action, the Board approved the contract of the District’s new superintendent, Michael Lubelfeld. His appointment was announced Wednesday. Earlier: Deerfield Resident, 109 Parent to Head District Starting with the two-story buildings, the air conditioning installation will be done over the next two summers, according to a report from Board member Steve Schwartz. Though the overall cost turned out to be more than originally anticipated, other necessary work will be added to the project making the cost more palatable. “If you take …

Dylan

2:53 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013

Ronnie - now I am going to prove you wrong....there IS wide-scale support for air conditioning our schools. Just because you do not agree with it, does not mean others feel the same. IF you REALLY attended school board meetings, you would KNOW the support this has. I have children in district 109 and not one student, parent, teacher, aide, etc has said "wow this is a stupid, wasteful idea". You …   more ›

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Air Conditioning in 109 Schools Gets Closer

District 109 Board will get proposal in January. Superintendent search is narrowed to three candidates.

Air conditioning at the Village’s elementary and middle schools got closer to reality based on a committee report given Monday at the Deerfield Public Schools District 109 Board of Education meeting. The committee discussed a number of proposals and will have a complete presentation for the Board at its January meeting. The project will likely be completed over two summers but could be done to start the 2013-14 school year, according to Board member Steve Schwartz. Earlier: 109 Superintendent Profile, Process Emerges “It’ a two-year plan but there is a chance it can be done in one. We’ll start with the two-story buildings,” Schwartz said. “We’ll present a proposal to the Board in January and we anticipate it will go through.” The cost of …

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John Russillo

10:05 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Yes, there were plenty of applicants. Now it is crucial that we pick the one that has the qualities determined to be the most important to the community.   more ›

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